Where does “watersprout” come from?
watersprout (English) comes from English water, from Middle English water, from Old English wæter, from Proto-West Germanic watar, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
watersprout (English): An upright shoot growing from a latent dormant bud on the trunk or older branch of a tree
Definitions
- An upright shoot growing from a latent dormant bud on the trunk or older branch of a tree
Ancestry of “watersprout”, step by step
watersprout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English water
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | water | A substance found at room temperature and... |
| 2 | Middle English | water | water; water vapour, condensation; lake, pond,... |
| 3 | Old English | wæter | water |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via English sprout
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sprout | A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or... |
| 2 | Dutch | spruit | A sprout, shoot, a branch-like part of a plant... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sprute | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | sprūtan | to sprout, spring up |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sprūtaną | Alternative form of *spreutaną |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spreutaną | to sprout; to spring, come out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sprewd- | — |